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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Christen | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Christen | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Christening}.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.] 1. To baptize and give a Christian name to. 2. To give a name; to denominate. [bd]Christen the thing what you will.[b8] --Bp. Burnet. 3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. 4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.] | |
